Marie Antoine Careme French Cook
Samuel Johnson ReynoldsDR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writer, lexicographer, critic and conversationalist
Louis SpohrLOUIS SPOHR German musician
LUNARDIs ASCENT 1784Vincenzo Lunardi makes the first ascent into English airspace, shortly after the first ascent in Scotland - 200, 000 watch him
Samuel Johnson / OxfordDR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writers room over Pembroke College Gateway in Oxford, where he studied
Dr Johnson / Reading / OvalDr Samuel Johnson Writer
Grand Aerostatic Balloon, Little ChelseaGrand Aerostatic Balloon ascending with Mr Blanchard from the Royal Military Academy, Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784
Samuel Johnson / TempleDR SAMUEL JOHNSON " Dr Johnsons Staircase" at the writers old home in Inner Temple Lane, London Date: 1709 - 1784
Sarah Siddons (Kay)SARAH SIDDONS (nee Kemble) actress in John Hones Douglas. 1755 - 1831
Balloon ascent by BlanchardJean-Pierre Blanchards balloon, probably for the planned ascent from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 2 March 1784. A slightly fanciful representation of the balloon, parachute and carriage. circa 1784
Cheltenham BalloonMr Green and others ascend in a balloon near the Rotunda of Montpellier Spa, Cheltenham : it will land safely at Ashton Kenes, near Cirencester
Puysegurs Magnetic ElmPUYSEGUR His magnetic elm at Buzancy, which he magnetised, and which magnetised his subjects in their turn
Tower of LondonTHE WHITE TOWER
JUNIPERO SERRA 1713-1784JUNIPERO SERRA Franciscan missionary in California - founded the San Carlos Borromeo Mission at Carmel
China / Russians & BritishDR SAMUEL JOHNSON standing for an hour in Uttoxeter market-place in penance for refusing, as a boy, when asked by his father to sell books there
Denis Diderot / OvalDENIS DIDEROT French encyclopaedist and philosopher
Palmerston / Brockett HallHENRY JOHN TEMPLE THIRD VISCOUNT PALMERSTON Brockett Hall, where the English MP died on 18 October 1865
Charles Byrne, GiantCharles Byrne (1761-1783) known as the Irish Giant, who was 8 feet 4 inches tall, depicted with various Edinburgh notables
Strasbourg Balloon TripThe aeronautic experience of Adorne who flew over Strasbourg, France, at a height of 80 feet. He and his companion wave as they pass over the city
Leigh Hunt / 1815 DrawingJAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT - English poet and essayist and critic of Prince Regent
Dr Johnson / Highland TourDR SAMUEL JOHNSON With Boswell, during their Highland tour
Dr Johnson / Mitre / BoswellDR SAMUEL JOHNSON With Boswell at the Mitre Tavern
Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795). Spanish painter. Dance beside the Bridge over the Manzanares Channel, 1784. Detail. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid). History Museum. Madrid. Spain
Westminster Abbey, London, The Handel FestivalWestminster Abbey, London, for The Handel Festival, Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the composer's death, with five concerts including Messiah, 26 May to 5 June 1784. Date: 1784
Lord Palmerston (1784-1865)Engraving of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, the English Statesman, published shortly after his death. Date: 1865
LETTER ATHE LETTER A Date: 1709-1784
PALMERSTON/BROADLANDSHENRY JOHN TEMPLE THIRD VISCOUNT PALMERSTON English MP's study at Broadlands, Hampshire, at the time of his death Date: 1784 - 1865
JEROME BONAPARTE/COSTUMEJEROME BONAPARTE Youngest brother of Napoleon I and - later pretender to the throme following death of Napoleon III Date: 1784 - 1860
Jonathan Thatcher riding cow to Stockport MarketJonathan Thatcher rode his cow to Stockport Market on 27 November 1784 in defiance of Pitts Horse Tax. 1784
THOMAS MORELL English author and friend of Hogarth, whose works included libretti for Handels oratorios. Date: 1703 - 1784
HANDEL FESTIVAL, LONDONView of the magnificent Box erected for their MAJESTIES, in Westminster Abbey, under the Direction of Mr James Wyatt, at the Commemoration of Handel Date: 1784
CJ FOX / CARTOON / 1784CHARLES JAMES FOX Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, canvasses for Charles James Fox in the Westminster election. Date: 1749 - 1806
EVENTS / BRITAIN / FOX 1784Fox at the Westminster Election Date: 1784
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World map 1784 showing the Cook VoyagesA general chart exhibiting the discoveries made by Captain James Cook in this and his preceeding voyages with tracks of the ships under his command
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). French painter. Oath of theJacques-Louis David (1748-1825). French painter. Neoclassical. Oath of the Horatii, 1784. Oil on Canvas. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Laure JunotLAURE SAINT-MARTIN PERMON, wife of Andoche JUNOT, duchesse d Abrantes : wrote memoirs containing valuable information, also less memorable novels. Date: 1784 - 1838
Samuel Johnson / BustDR SAMUEL JOHNSON English writer, lexicographer, critic and conversationalist: a portrait bust Date: 1709-1784
Puysegur and VictorPUYSEGUR demonstrating the power of suggestion with his subject Victor Race Date: 1784
Lecture by DiderotDENIS DIDEROT reads a paper to a circle of friends Date: 1713 - 1784
Sir William M. Gomm, Vanity Fair, SpyField Marshal SIR WILLIAM MAYNARD GOMM (1784-1875) British Army commander. Was appointed Constable of the Tower of London in 1872. Caption: Constable of the Tower Date: 1784 - 1875
Lady Wilmot HortonI am lady WILMOT-HORTON, wife of sir Robert (1784 - 1841) and that is my claim to fame and the reason for having my portrait in these files. Date: circa 1810
Westminster Election / FoxFox at the Westminster Election
Dr Johnson / ChesterfieldDR SAMUEL JOHNSON In the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, awaiting an audience, 1748
Henry GoulburnHENRY GOULBURN statesman Date: 1784 - 1856
Henry Thomas GodwinSir HENRY THOMAS GODWIN British military commander who scored a considerable, if controversial, success in a war against Burma. Date: 1784 - 1853
Andrew GiffordANDREW GIFFORD Scottish churchman and antiquary Date: 1700 - 1784
James EverettJAMES EVERETT Churchman, founder of the methodist free church; and writer. Date: 1784 - 1872
